really nice sense of depth and dimension. the shading is just lovely, I love the way the lower body looks in the shadows.

The brush strokes and shading are ace here, the perception of the floor as being reflective with the depth is also great as well :)

God. I'm in that place too, much of the time. It's actually hard for me to look at this: yes, it conveys very well.

But I'm glad you made something you like. That's very cool.

Marvelous represention of the emotions and clearly of course, really well drawn

That is a real nice painting and your up to 43, thats dedication!

First time you like your picture, and also my personal favourite of the series. The colours, the mood... the overall feeling is very real.
I think a lot of joie de vivre comes from spontaneity, so someday when your walking routinely, break the routine and do something weird and awesome... like going inside a building, taking the elevator to the top and eat some food you forgot that you packed. ok not a great example but along those lines.

I also thought it was to be found in spontaneity. Nearly everything I do nowadays is spontaneus, but I still haven't found joie de vivre, all I've found is chaos and inconsistency.

!!Woah!! You rock!! I bet that floor is cold!! Brrrr!!

Joie de vivre is right here, right now. Never anywhere else. You can't learn or do anything anytime other than *right now*, and in any this-present-moment, there's not a great deal to concern you. :3

From now on I think I'm just going to forward all of my journal entries on this site to your pictures, since you say how I feel better than I do most of the time. And you use pictures too!

Very expressive o.o Also, vacations are your friends T:

Lovely piece, even with the background. Such a nice sculptural quality. Big empty stage, spotlight.. you're on. Great contrasts, light traces.

I love the prismatic quality of this, especially the antlers and the negative space they enclose. This is definitely one of the best pieces in the series. It's a good thing that you like something you did, too.

Uuh, criticism... Well, tiny gripe, I think the red outlines are a little too strong in some places, like the left ear. It's a bit overpowering compared to the structures around it.

I can't help you with the Lebenslust, I'm afraid.

The life of an artist is usually ridden with so much extreme depression at the cause of how much he or she perceives and sees and thinks about.
So much thinking makes the artist wither away, and all the while produce the beauty of that decay to the best of their ability.

It's a beautiful shame.

Reminds me of a certain quote I can't fully remember. I think it was Schopenhauer's thought, that "an artist is condemned to suffer and scream in pain, but when he does, his scream sounds like the most beutiful melody to everyone else". Or was it Nietzsche, or Kierkegaard... I can't quite recall, all three had similar views on art.

And of course, I share the same view ;)
Yeah, I was misquoting someone, I'm sure. But I don't mind--they were pretty much right.

I defentally understand that emotion
Good pic as well.

This very much embodies what I've been feeling lately. You go to school as well right? I'm approaching finals and scrambling to make sure I have enough done for my finals.
I love your use of color and showing such strong lines with the stroke. Great work.

I'm in my third year of university. As far as I remember, I felt better around my finals, and even the first year of university (which was twice as busy).

I'd attribute it more to disorientation and feelings of helplessness because of overburdening with complexity and expectations, than to exhaustion due to work. The fact that I get nothing done saddens most.

ahh, I see. I guess in my case I feel like I don't want to disappoint and my work is not up to par.
Very frustrating though I can certainly understand.
Having a lot on your plate at one time makes it hard besides the fact people are awaiting your results, etc. Good luck with it though, I'm sure you'll be able to get through it. Perhaps your over thinking it too if the material is getting too complex. It never hurts to go back and take another look at something, as long as the other people involved let you. :)

It's depressing when I read your comments, i always think I could have wrote it myslef. You're a sort of evoluted, beautiful version of my aborted self.

And this picture is probably one of my favorites of yours.
The colors your used in the backgrounds are my all time favorites colors, you know, this sorta low saturated but dark green blue with a touch of red.... And the payne grey..They blend perfectly with the bright reddish orange. Color theory is true finally..
Not only the colors are absolutely wonderful but the simple, effective but sublte composition works very well...
I love it so much....
Looking at your work reminds me why i always envied people who were using painterand doing it well...

Thank you. I'm glad you like.

And well... these pictures are a sort of evoluted, beautiful version of my aborted self. Pretty pictures can make things look romantic, despite the fact they're far from being that.
And I get the feeling we're more or less in the same boat with this depression thing. Hence the similar thoughts.

I cannot express how impressed I am with this picture. I just can't. It's amazing.

Love the colors and light in this one :)

I like this a lot, it has so much emotion to it

this is a reason why I made piece with beeing dropped out of collage ... becouse I could not take it anymore. School and Graves don't go well together.